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Condor Gruppe
12+ albums
westernpsychedelicBelgiumjazzeurosonic 2015
about
Condor Gruppe is a nine-piece instrumental group from Antwerp, Belgium. They play jazz and exotic grooves, taking the listener on what has been described as "a hypnotic trip, paying tribute to obscure Italian 70s film soundtracks, krautrock and psychedelic grooves." The band’s sound is enriched by instruments including the handpan, Jew’s harp, darbouka and tanpura. Diverse sounds, rhythms and melodies build, exciting the listener whilst always remaining familiar. Condor Gruppe released their debut album Latituds del Cavall in 2014. This was followed up in 2016 with Frog Bog (A Tribute to Moondog), an adaptation of the work of the legendary composer and outsider. Their second studio album proper, Interplanetary Travels (2018), was a nostalgic, melancholic soundtrack – saw the introduction of the Anoushka Shankar-trained Nicolas Mortelmans on sitar. The title hinting at Sun Ra is no coincidence. Condor Gruppe recorded 8 songs that give you the creepy feel of a horror scene, the heroism of the best film scores and the hypnotizing grooves of jungle tribes. At the 2022 Ghent Film Festival, Condor Gruppe performed a live version of the score for the dark, hypnotic, surreal, erotic vampire film 'Daughters of Darkness' (1971), directed by Belgian cult director Harry Kümel. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
